1
a
: consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water
b
: containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid
a watery solution
watery vesicles
2
a
: resembling water or watery matter especially in thin fluidity, soggy texture, paleness, or lack of savor
watery sunlight
a watery soup
watery diarrhea
b
: exhibiting weakness and vapidity : wishy-washy
a watery writing style
wa·ter·i·ness
ˈwȯ|tərēnə̇s
ˈwä|,
|tər-,
-rin-
plural -es
1
2
: the condition of being watery
the wateriness of Venice
: such as
a
: the condition of being too thin, sodden, or insipid because of the presence of excessive water
a soup tasteless because of wateriness
the wateriness of blood once supposed to affect malaria victims
b
: the condition of lacking solid substance as if diluted with water
a flimsy composition with a deadly wateriness of style
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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watery. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.
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